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NEWS

Ottawa police Chief Vern
White has been named
to the Senate by Prime
Minister Stephen Harper.
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SPORTS

The Calabogie Ski Racing
Club kicks off another season with 12 members from
eastern Ontario.
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community

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Colin Morrison, Lauren Reid, Evan Reid and Dante Muraca play a game of ice hockey at the Huntley outdoor rink in Carp last Saturday, Jan 7.

City proposes realigning Carp River to prevent erosion
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It will cost $360,000 to halt erosion
along the Carp River near the Fitzroy
Harbour Community Centre, a city
committee has found.
The agriculture and rural affairs
committee will present their findings at
a committee meeting on Jan. 13 following an environmental assessment that
began in September 2010.
Approximately eight metres of land
has been lost over a nine-year period
from 1999-2008, and 10 metres total
has eroded since 1991.
The loss is due to a shift in the main
channel of the Carp River in Fitzroy
Harbour, and the river continues to

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creep dangerously close to the baseball
diamond next to the community centre.
The study outlined seven possible
solutions to redirect water flow, minimize erosion and ensure no increased
risk to nearby properties.
After community consultations, the
committee proposed realigning the
river to run the way it previously did by
rebuilding the slope and reinforcing it
with rip-rap â&#x20AC;&#x201C; lots of little rocks placed
along the base of the riverbank to protect the land.
Design work would cost around
$100,000 and construction around
$256,000 according to the report.
The committee will present their
findings to city council on Jan. 25. If

passed, a 30-day public review period
will follow.
City spokesperson Jocelyne Turner
said the goal is to complete the work
in 2012, including design and construction of the project.
Of the seven options proposed, the
recommended solution is partial river
channel retraining. Workers will fill in
the area where the river is now flowing, and divert it back to its previous
streamline.
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would be lined with large rocks.
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Project manager Kevin Cover said
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In the meantime, the baseball diamond is still safe to use, Turner said,
and notices will be posted should this
change.
During the 30-day review period,
residents can contact project manager
Kevin Cover at 613-580-2424 x22830
or kevin.cover@ottawa.ca.

EMC News - It’s been said
you can’t go home again but I
beg to differ.
I am right at home in West
Carleton, having covered the
community since August 2005
for the EMC. With the merger
of the EMC papers with the
Metroland Media papers this
past October, change has been
in the air. I, for one, have the
good fortune of continuing
my role of news editor for the
West Carleton Review EMC.
So, this is not really an introductory column but rather
a reminder the West Carleton
Review EMC is your number
one source for local news,
sports, entertainment, features
and more.
The editorial staff is committed to telling stories that
matter to all of you who call
West Carleton home. In the
coming weeks and months,
the merged paper will only get
better and I look forward to
continuing to be part of that.
Many of you know me
but some of you don’t. What
you need to know is that I am
dedicated, hardworking and
love being face to face with
the community I serve. I am a
graduate of Carleton University’s Bachelor of Journalism
program and have spent more
than two decades working at

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Theresa Fritz is the news
editor of the West Carleton
Review EMC.
community newspapers.
I love being a part of the
community I serve, and appreciate the fact so many people
over the years have made me
feel right at home.
So, there you have it. Let’s
see what 2012 brings. I am
only a phone call, email or letter away. You can also find me
at the office at 8 McGonigal
St., Arnprior.
You can reach me at theresa.fritz@metroland.com or by
calling 613-623-6571 Ext. 41.
You can also reach reporter
Sherry Haaima at sherry.haaima@metroland.com or 613623-6571 Ext. 25, as well as
reporter Derek Dunn at derek.
dunn@metroland.com, 613623-6571 Ext. 26.

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prayers of local winter enthusiasts have been answered
and among those rejoicing are
members of the West Carleton
Snowmobile Trails Association Inc.
The association reports
trail status has been changed
from limited to open.
“All of the trails are open. It
looks like it’s going to be a
great snowmobiling season,”
says Greg Veldhuizen, president of the association. “The
trails are in good shape, considering we’ve only had a
couple weeks of snow.”
Work done in late fall/early
winter to install culverts and
repair trails has made for an
even better experience for
snowmobilers.
Veldhuizen reminds riders
that trail permits must be purchased before they make use

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of the system. Funds collected
from the permits go towards
maintaining the trails.
“You need to get a permit
before you go on the trail,” he
says.
Permit numbers are definitely down of late, last year
478 were sold, compared to
some 700 four years ago.
The ‘forgotten trail’ or W17,
the trail from Becks Road to
Newtown Road has changed
to Ferry Road, which makes
for less road driving. The club
says it’s waiting for Cavanagh
Construction install the culvert
and then this trail will be open.
Also W21, from West Carleton Community Complex to
ntil Thomas Dolan is closed,
waiting for landowner permission and then it will be also
open.
For more information, visit
the association’s website at
www.wcstai.com

EMC Sports – Todd Nicholson traded his blades for a
skeleton recently, all in the
name of expanding Paralympic winter sports.
The Dunrobin resident and
Kinburn native, now retired
from national and international sledge hockey competition
and the Canadian national
team, was hitting a different
kind of ice when he tested out
an adapted skeleton sled on a
sliding track in Utah.
Nicholson, who turns 43
this month, was at a training
facility in Park City Jan. 1-8
where he took part in the first
international sliding camp.
The opportunity came up following talks aimed at increasing Paralympic winter sport.
Currently the only winter
Paralympic sports are sledge
hockey, alpine skiing, wheelchair curling and Nordic skiing/biathlon.
Nicholson, a paraplegic following a car accident in 1987,
is vice chair of the International Paralympic Committee’s
(IPC) athletes’ council and sits
on some IPC committees. So,
it stands to reason he jumped
at the chance to test his mettle
in a sled hurling down an icy
track head first when the opportunity arose.
“When I was at the last
International Athlete Council
meetings in the United States,
we approached the winter
International Federations to
see if anyone would be interested in helping us expand
the winter Paralympic sports
program,” he explained, adding bobsleigh and skeleton

skeleton, he was the first one
down the track.
“Not only was I the first
Canadian athlete but I also
volunteered to go down the
track first with the adaptive
device they have made for
athletes with a disability to be
able to slide,” he said.
At the beginning of the
week, he said athletes were
at the Junior Start, which is
turn six on the track, which
is 80 storeys high and has
15 curves. From there, he
and others were able to reach
speeds of between 47 to 55
miles per hour (75 to 88 kilometres per hour). By the end
of the week at training camp,
participants were started from
between turn one and two and
able to reach speeds of 66
miles per hour (106 kilometres per hour).
“In turn six you experienced G forces between three
and four Gs and in turn 14,
it was five to five-and-a-half
Gs,” Nicholson recalled. “It
fells like someone weighing
200 pounds is sitting on your
chest.”
For someone who has experienced his share of sporting thrills – including winning
a gold medal with the national
sledge hockey team at the
winter Paralympic Games in
Turin, Italy in 2006 – the rush
of the skeleton was like nothing he had ever experience
before.
“It was good. It was one of
the biggest rushes I have ever
had, and I’ve gone skydiving
and scuba diving,” Nicholson
admitted.
While he said he does not
aspire to compete in the sport

stepped up to the plate and
expressed interest.
“We are trying to find some
sports to make the Paralympics better,” Nicholson said,
adding bobsleigh and skeleton
are two sports which can be
adapted to meet the needs of
para athletes.
“The United States has had
an adaptive bobsleigh program
for the past six or seven years
but it is only in Park City,”
Nicholson explained.
He was joined in Utah by
IPC chair Bob Balk, who also
did runs on the track and tested sleds made and designed
for para athletes.
The sliding camp attracted 17 athletes representing
seven different countries and
two continents. In order to
get bobsleigh and skeleton
into the Paralympic Winter
Games, eight countries representing two continents must
be on board.
Nicholson noted International Bobsleigh and Skeleton
Federation president David
Kurtz, attended the training
camp as an observer.
“I was the only Canadian athlete that represented
the Skeleton side and Brian
McPherson from Edmonton,
Alberta was the only representative for bobsleigh. The
able body athletes that are
competing
internationally
from different countries have
done some of the research and
have helped with the design of
the equipment to make sure it
is safe yet still gives you the
rush from the sport,” Nicholson explained.
With a modified sled in
hand, Nicholson not only tried

the Canadian National Sledge
Hockey development program
as an assistant coach.
Anyone interested in learning more about opportunities
for para athletes in bobsleigh
or skeleton should contact the
Ontario Bobsleigh & Skeleton Association: Max Storey at maxstorey@rogers.
com or Sarah Storey at sarah.
c.storey.97@alum.dartmouth.
org

take off for para athletes the
way sledge hockey did.
“As someone who has seen
where sledge hockey has
come to where it is today, it is
quite possible to see it again
in another sport,” he concluded. “There are opportunities
out there for athletes.”
As for the sport closest to
his heart, Nicholson continues to be involved with the
IPC and is also involved with

in the 2018 winter Paralympic
Games, Nicholson is not the
kind of guy to sit idle either.
“I have no desire to compete in 2012 but I definitely
would like to see the sport get
going,” he stated.
Nicholson, whose entire
premise when undertaking appearances at schools is there
is nothing you can’t do if you
put your mind to it, hopes to
see bobsleigh and skeleton

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Think twice before venturing onto the ice
Even though December temperatures have been mild,
the Ottawa Drowning Prevention Coalition wants to
remind residents that when the temperatures go down,
awareness of the dangers of being on or around ice and
open water needs to go up. When water begins to freeze
on rivers, lakes, the Rideau Canal and other open bodies
of water it may look solid but is often still dangerous. If
you want to go out onto the ice, remember the thickness
should be:
* 15 cm for walking or skating alone
* 20 cm for skating parties or games
* 25 cm for snowmobiles
* 35 cm for fishing huts
As a guideline, clear blue ice is usually the strongest;
white opaque or snow ice is half as strong as blue ice.
Grey ice is unsafe. The greyness indicates the presence
of water.

EMC News – Megan Cornell, the former co-chair of the
Kanata North Accommodation
Review Committee, is calling
on the Ministry of Education to
block a potential policy change
by the Ottawa public school
board that could see grades 7
and 8 students moved to their
area high schools.
The committee recommendation is aimed at dealing with
severe overcrowding in the
area’s elementary schools.
But Cornell said the school
board’s “decades of mismanagement” that created the overcrowding problem should not
force a “major structural shift”
in schools in only one area of
the city, which would see Earl
of March and West Carleton
secondary schools adopt the
grades 7 to 12 model.
“This is an educational
policy change which should
be considered board-wide and
not used as a stop-gap measure
to address a critical problem,

which has arisen as a result of
not building enough schools in
a timely fashion,” said Cornell,
who stepped down from her position on the committee when
she ran as the Liberal candidate
for Carleton-Mississippi Mills
in the last provincial election.
“In my mind, if you’re going
to do something that dramatic
you want to talk about it board
wide. I just have a vision of
them experimenting with this
in Kanata.”
The accommodation review
committee, made up of teacher
and parent volunteers from
public schools in Kanata north
to address the overcrowding issue, presented its two proposed
ideas to the board in December.
One of those solutions includes building a new elementary school, something which
Cornell said she doesn’t see
happening in the immediate future. The second involves moving all grades 7 and 8 students
to either Earl of March or West
Carleton secondary schools.
Cornell sent a letter to Lau-

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In December, I held my first Ward 5 Christmas Food
Drive by asking folks to drop off non-perishable food
items at my ward office. I was simply overwhelmed by
the generosity shown by residents. The food drive was
a huge success! Four large boxes were filled to the
brim with food items! Everything donated went directly
to the West Carleton Emergency Food Aid to help Ward
5 families in need. For everyone that drop off donations,
thank you so much for your kindness. It’s times like these
that truly make my job as Councillor so rewarding. My
residents have shown time and again that they are some
of the most compassionate people within the entire City
of Ottawa.
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Gary Wheeler, spokesperson
for the Ministry of Education,
said in an email the ministry
has “no authority to intervene
in school board decisions related to pupil accommodation.”
Elected trustees and local
boards are in the best position
to make accommodation decisions and choose how they
offer educational services to
students, said Wheeler. The
ministry can only get involved
after trustees have voted on a
course of action, Wheeler said.
If the community doesn’t
agree with the decision, it can
submit a request to the ministry
to perform an administrative
review, he said.
Trustees will make their final decision based on the recommendations on April 24.
“Grades 7 to 12 schools are
an increasingly common ac-

commodation model around
the province,” said Wheeler.
“Grade configuration is a
school board responsibility and
an individual board may have a
variety of grade configurations
in their schools.”
Longfields-Davidson
Heights Secondary School in
Nepean, which opened in 2009,
is the only high school in the
public board to currently have
a grades 7 to 12 model.
“Beyond that the board has
no experience with this,” said
Cornell, who has one child in
junior kindergarten at W. Erskine Johnston Public School,
and one starting school next
year.
Cornell said the board was
“pushing” the accommodation
review committee to adopt a
grades 7 to 12 model for the
Earl of March and West Carleton high schools.
“I felt, as a member of the
ARC, there was a really strong
mandate from board staff to
push through this 7 to 12 model,” said Cornell. “(The committee is) not supposed to be
directed by the board at all and
I felt there was a strong push
from the board.
“Without the ministry intervening and pushing the board
to take a more thorough look at
this, they’re going to make the
wrong decision.”
If the decision to create a
grades 7 to 12 high-school
model is approved, it would
most likely be a permanent
move, said Cornell.

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Only current CBBCA members may vote or be
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Members area of the CBBCA Web site.
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rel Broten, Ontario’s Minister
of Education, asking her to step
in and ensure if a grades 7 to 12
high school model is proposed,
it is looked at across the entire
board and not just in Kanata.
“Whether 7 to 12 secondary
schools are a good educational policy choice or not is not
my concern at this point,” she
wrote. “I am concerned that
the students in this one area of
Ottawa will be subjected to the
change without a board-wide
discussion of either impact or
implementation on an ad hoc
basis.”

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Sullivan’s passing builds fond memories
By DEREK DUNN

got into the volunteering business after a persuasive
Sullivan came knocking.
“He was hard to say no to,” Carkner said, chuckEMC News - He was a builder in every way:
ling. Then, warmly, “He’s a great loss. People with
a family man whose children are successful and
that kind of leadership are difficult to replace. We’ll
independent; a philanthropist who encouraged
miss him.”
others to volunteer; a politician who helped a
It was Sullivan’s commitment to volunteerism
town to thrive when others faltered; and, finally, a
and building the town’s public and charitable secbusinessman whose construction company is one
tors that Carkner admired most.
of the best in Canada.
As for the motivation behind his generosity? “It
But Thomas (Tommy) Edmond Sullivan died
was the legacy of his family to give back,” Carkner
at Arnprior District Memorial Hospital (ADMH)
said. “That’s what he instilled in others. Like Mort
at about 5 a.m. on Jan. 14 with family at his side,
(Sullivan’s uncle) before that, he was raised with
after a lengthy illness. He was 80 years old.
those values and took them to heart.”
M. Sullivan and Son employee and family
The mayor of Arnprior for a decade, from 1980
friend Rob Ball is the family spokesman. He said
to 1990, he also served as deputy mayor and reeve
Sullivan battled courageously, but eventually sucbefore that for more than a dozen years. Sullivan
cumbed to illness common to the elderly. He had
TOMMY SULLIVAN
represented the town at the County of Renfrew and
been sick for some time.
Ball, who first met Sullivan when he was just a child, said it was a director of the Eastern Ontario Development Corporahas been rough on the family, but they are trying to focus on the tion.
Mayor David Reid has known Sullivan his whole life. The
good memories. They have spent the week together looking at
photos, sharing laughter and tears, and celebrating his life more rookie politician has gone to Sullivan’s a few times in the last
year to hear advice and pursue opportunities the elder statesman
than mourning his death – as he would have wanted, Ball said.
“They’re holding up pretty good; devastated by the loss, of deemed worthwhile.
He talked of Sullivan’s creation of a business park bearing
course. But they’re trying to look at the good he’s done,” Ball
said. “The community’s rallied tremendously, from Arnprior, his name, of a business on Madawaska Boulevard with the same
name, of the RONA, and more. But Reid also recalls when he
the Valley, and beyond.”
He laughed a little and said too many people are trying to do came back to his hometown after university and Sullivan asked
too much. But quickly added that it is understandable, Sullivan him to chair a committee for CBC’s Salute to the Valley.
“I was pretty green, but he could look at people and bring
touched many lives.
Sullivan also said, repeatedly, that he considered everyone something out of them,” Reid said. “He got everybody involved.”
who works at his business as part of the family.
Employees are treated well at the construction company. It
Ball alluded to an aspect of Sullivan that many knew about,
has been named one of the industry’s top 50 best managed combut the man himself rarely mentioned.
“Anyone who needed help, he helped. He never wanted cred- panies in Canada seven of the last eight years.
Three years ago, Sullivan was given the Jock Tindale Award
it.”
The many informal acts of generosity - getting kids into by peers in the construction business. The award recognizes his
sports, helping a family in time of need - all were done as he integrity and his long commitment to high industry standards.
Perhaps key to his success in business, and politics and life,
volunteered on boards and charities in and around Arnprior.
He served on the ADMH board since 1974, co-chairing its was the approach he took to interpersonal relationships. One’s
Partners In Caring Campaign to raise funds for emergency station in life didn’t mean a hill of beans to him. He gave the
room renovations. He was on the Ottawa Civic Hospital board grocery store clerk the same respect as he gave business and
political leaders.
of trustees since 2002.
He was, at essence, an egalitarian.
The Partners in Caring Foundation Board former chairman is
“I always treated others the way I wanted to be treated.”
John Carkner. He, like ADMH board chairman Steve Hudson,
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2012 NHL All Star Weekend
By Jim Watson
From January 26th to the 29th, Ottawa will be hosting
the 2012 NHL ALL-Star Weekend. This is going to be a
tremendous event for our city and I am incredibly proud
of the hard work done by Eugene Melnyk, Cyril Leeder
and everyone over at the Ottawa Senators organization
for making this happen. I’m also proud of City Council for
investing $200,000 to bring this one-of-a-kind event to
Canada’s capital!
All Star Weekend will bring $30 million of economic
activity to our hotels, restaurants and shops. The game
will be broadcast in over 150 countries and with over
400 accredited media members, our city will be given
exposure as the world-class destination it is.
Hosting the All Star game is great in itself but what
will make this event particularly special for us is that not
one but FOUR Ottawa Senators will be in the starting
lineup! Milan Michalek, Erik Karlsson, Jason Spezza, and
Daniel Alfredsson were all voted into the starting lineup
with the great support of Sens Army. I want to thank
everyone for voting and getting their friends to vote so
that these players can showcase the talent of our great
team.
Hosting the All Star Game would not have been
possible without the creation of the Ottawa Convention
Centre. This beautiful facility in the heart of downtown
has been a big boost to our City since it opened its doors
last year thanks to a lot of hard work by former Mayor Jim
Durrell, OCC President Pat Kelly and their dedicated team.
And we are going to see a lot of more events of this
nature thanks to the OCC, as well as other initiatives City
Council is driving. For example, through the creation
of a Special Events Office with Ottawa Tourism we are
working to bring the 2015 FIFA Women’s World Cup to
town and have already landed the 2012 JUNOS and the
2013 IIHF Women’s World Cup of Hockey.
All Star Weekend will also mark the opening of the
Rink of Dreams at City Hall, and I hope you and your
family have a chance to come down and enjoy this
gorgeous outdoor ice rink. So let’s celebrate Canada’s
game right here in our nation’s capital and cheer on our
four Ottawa Senators who are in the starting lineup,
making our city proud!
If you would like to see the full list of events for All
Star Weekend have a look at our events page at www.
jimwatsonottawa.ca.

Pakenham Frost Festival promises to be heaps of fun
Bundle up and enjoy week-long festivities for the whole family
By TARA GESNER

tgesner@perfprint.ca

Year after year, in the region of 1,000 people take part
in the events.
Ryan is confident 2012 will
be another successful year for
the winter carnival, which everyone has come to expect.
All proceeds raised by way
of the Pakenham Frost Festival go back to the community.
Over the last few years more
than $40,000 has been handed
out.

LOTS TO DO
Once again, festival festivities start early this year. On
Saturday, Jan. 21, local girls
aged 14 to 18 compete for the
title of Miss Pakenham 2012,
concluding Jenna Barr’s reign.
For more information, contact
Tanya Giles at 613-624-5510.
“Holding the crowning
early offers the winner an opportunity to attend more of the

festival’s events,” said Ryan.
Three days later, on Tuesday, Jan. 24, activities resume
with a Ski Night at Mount
Pakenham. A discount on
rentals and lifts can be obtained by using the secret
code ‘This is the First Night
of Frost Festival’.
Mount Pakenham has everything you need to enjoy
winter fun: skiing, snowboarding, tubing and more. For de-

tails, call 613-624-5290.
Eyes down for a fantastic
Bingo Night on Wednesday,
Jan. 25. The popular game
takes place inside the Pakenham Public School gymnasium. Doors open at 6:30 p.m.
There is no entry fee, but
participants must purchase
bingo cards. For additional
details, call 613-623-3823.
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EMC Events – The weather
may be cold and icy, but the
fun experience of the annual
Pakenham Frost Festival will
keep spirits warm.
From Jan. 21 to Jan. 29,
the festival, sponsored by the
Pakenham Civitan Club, offers a full week of frosty activities for the young, and the
young at heart.

It’s a celebration of all
things snow and ice, and it’s
a great opportunity for folks
to get outdoors and have
some laughs with family and
friends, said organizer Mike
Ryan.
“People really enjoy the
Pakenham Frost Festival, it’s
like a reunion,” he continued.
“Everyone comes together.
We are a small community and
there’s such a great spirit.”

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Plenty of family fun to be had during this year’s Frost Festival
Euchre Night returns Jan. 26
to the gymnasium at Pakenham
Public School, beginning at
7 p.m. Call 613-624-5490 for
specifics.
Later in the evening Thursday, running 8 p.m. to 1 a.m.,
a Broomball Pub takes place
in the upper hall of the Stewart
Community Centre.
The Frost Festival blasts
into full speed on Friday, Jan.
27 – opening night – beginning
with a Pre-Teen Dance at Pakenham Public School from 4
p.m. to 6 p.m. For particulars,
call Bernie or Karen Ryan at
613-623-8831.
From 5 to 7 p.m. in community centre’s Upper Hall, enjoy
a “delicious” spaghetti supper.
The cost for adults is $10, while
children aged 12 and under pay
$5. For further information,
call 613-624-5496.
From 6:30 to 7:30 p.m., everyone is invited to participate
in the public skate at the MacFarlane Street arena. There will
be a children’s costume contest, races, prizes and more.
Long-time resident Marion
Barr officially opens the Pakenham Frost Festival Friday
night – just prior to a Junior B
games between the Almonte
Thunder and Arnprior Packers.
“Marion is a caring, wonderful and giving person, a
pleasant resident of our village
of Pakenham,” said Ryan.
The puck drops at 8 p.m.
Tickets are available at the
door.

A great way to finish the
night is the pub at the Pakenham Curling Club, running 9 to
11 p.m. Enjoy euchre, okinole,
food and more. The cost is $5.
On Jan. 28 (Saturday), festival-goers will be busy from
morning until bedtime, starting
with a Shanty Breakfast (7 to
11 a.m.) in the Upper Hall of
the Stewart Community Centre. Come early for a seat.
“Due to rising costs there
will be no entertainment at this
event,” explained Ryan.
In regards to events for children Saturday (weather permitting), watch for posters in
the Upper Hall, the organizer
advised.
Registration for the Snowmobile Rally runs from 9 to 10
a.m. at the Fire Hall. For information, call 613-720-9294.
The Winter Warm-Up Pub
is open in the upper hall, commencing at 2 p.m.
Saturday night, the “popular” Pub Night returns – featuring special guest Mike O’Reilly
(Cecil Wiggins). O’Reilly is an
Ottawa Valley Country Music
Hall of Fame inductee. Eight
times he was voted Entertainer
of the Year by the Canadian
Bluegrass Society, in addition
to DJ of the Year five times
and Composer of the Year four
times.
Doors open at 7 p.m. Entertainment at 8 p.m. is provided
by the Ryans, and John O’Neill
is back with his bake auction.
Pub tickets are $12.50 and
available at Nicholson’s Sun-

dries.
“John lives near Kinburn,
but he’s very well known this
way,” said Ryan. “He’s a great

person, and adds excitement
to the auction. We can’t thank
him enough for all his help
over the years.”

For NHL fans, Hockey
Night in Canada will be on the
big screen.
On Sunday, Jan. 29, events

begin at 10:30 a.m. with the
Ecumenical Service at St.
Mark’s Anglican Church. The
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EDITORIAL

Housing fix hampered by red tape
There may only be one
goal when it comes to affordable housing, eliminating
homelessness, but there are
many paths to that solution.
Affordable housing is easily one of the most complex
files at city hall. Even a veteran councillor, Innes Ward’s
Rainer Bloess, recently
admitted to having a tenuous
grasp on the file.
When Mayor Jim Watson’s
administration decided to pour
$14 million into a new housing and homelessness strategy

last year, the money was divvied up into a dizzying array
of projects – 15, to be exact.
It’s a testament to the reality
that individuals and families
face housing insecurity for a
host of reasons, and there are
just as many ways to tackle
those problems.
That dilemma came up
again at city hall recently. The
federal and provincial governments are re-jigging their affordable housing funding into
a new program, and Ottawa
stands to get $26 million.

But the question was
which pile to put the money
in. Would it be operational
costs, which could mean
housing allowances, rent
supplements and much-needed maintenance for existing
affordable housing?
Or would it be capital
costs, which would allow the
city to leverage the money
into building new affordable
housing that would ease some
of the pressure on the short
supply of housing and the
long list of people waiting for

access to it?
Ultimately, city staff recommended the latter and the
planning committee agreed.
Part of the thinking is that
the city’s hands are really tied
if it earmarked that money for
operational costs. Funding from
upper levels of government
always comes with rules, and
unfortunately for the city, the
rules of the Investment in Affordable Housing Program limit
the types of operational costs
the money may be used for.
We already know that Ot-

tawa Community Housing,
the city’s largest provider
of affordable housing, has a
huge backlog of maintenance
work it needs to undertake to
ensure existing housing units
are inhabitable. Perhaps if the
provincial and federal governments left municipalities
to make their own decisions,
we might be in a better position to tackle each piece of
the affordable housing pie.
Leveraging the funding
to find private or non-profit
developers who want to build
and operate affordable housing
is a good idea, but it doesn’t
do much to ensure people can
keep living in the housing
we’re already providing.

It may have been the
best decision given the circumstances, but it probably
wouldn’t be considered the
best decision if provincial
and federal governments
hadn’t imposed restrictions.
That’s the message that
Kanata South Coun. Allan
Hubley and his fellow planning committee members
tried to send with a motion
asking the upper levels of
government to give more
flexibility to municipalities
and support their ability to
make decisions that make
sense for their communities.
But history shows that
those concerns will likely fall
on deaf ears.

COLUMN

As if movies weren’t bad enough
CHARLES
GORDON
Funny Town
With all the problems in the world, you’d
think we wouldn’t go looking for more, but
that’s the way human beings are. If we weren’t
that way the world would have fewer problems.
So here’s the new problem we are on the
verge of creating: booze in movie theatres.
Sheesh. As any serious movie-goer knows,
the movie theatre is already overloaded with
problematic behaviour. There are talkers and
texters, popcorn spillers and candy-unwrappers.
For each offender, there is a sensitive victim, a
person so consumed by anxiety over cellphone
glows or cellophane crackles that he cannot
concentrate on the screen.
And now, someone is thinking of adding
beer and wine drinkers to the mix? Indeed.
The talk so far centres on the planned Empire
Theatres at the redeveloped Lansdowne Park,
but other theatres will want to get in on the act
if it is successful at Lansdowne. Temporary
licenses have been issued in the past so there is
no small chance that permanent licenses could
be had and the movie theatre as cocktail lounge
become part of the landscape.
It is peculiar that the issue has arisen at all.
Can anyone remember a loud public outcry
in favour of beer and wine in movie theatres?
Have people been refusing to go to the movies
because they can’t get a drink? Were there
demonstrations?
There has been some debate on the subject
already. There are people who grudgingly accept the idea, if there are alcohol-free options
available – in other words, so long as not every
movie theatre is licensed. Others have used
the occasion to reopen the whole Lansdowne
Park debate, which heaven knows there’s been

enough of.
And there has been the standard defence of
the idea, best exemplified in an Ottawa Citizen
editorial: “Ontario is very slowly shaking off
its temperance-league attitudes and realizing
that treating all adults as if they were children
isn’t necessary to prevent public disorder,”
the editorial says. “If nightclubs and pubs and
restaurants can be trusted to ask for ID from
customers and refuse to serve the already
drunk, surely movie theatres can be trusted to
do the same.”
Some big and little quibbles can be made
with that argument. Nightclubs and pubs are
equipped to ask for ID and discourage drunken
behaviour. Theatres are not. To ask them to
do so with existing staff may be expecting too
much. The larger argument stems from the
editorial’s reference to Ontario’s “temperanceleague attitudes.” There is a familiar kind of
Canadian inferiority complex on display here, a
feeling that we are somehow less sophisticated
than other peoples because our province has
not become an open bar.
There is a longing for Canada to become
somehow more European, where, it is thought,
string quartets play on every street corner while
11-year-olds sip Chablis at the dining room
table. But, for better or worse, we are not Europe. The better part is that the 11-year-olds get
to watch hockey games and the grown-ups have
a far lower rate of cirrhosis of the liver.
The worse part about not being Europe is
that many of us continue to display a North
American attitude toward licensed beverages
– which is to say that we consume as many of
them as we can in a short period of time and
proceed to converse loudly, sometimes about
the hockey game, sometimes not.
And while many of us are the kinds of
people who are capable of sipping one beer
quietly in the cinema, what are the odds that it’s
the other kind, the adults who should be treated
as if they were children, who will be sitting
behind you while you’re trying to watch the
movie? Tipsy, it will take them even longer to
take off the cellophane candy wrapper.

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The adrenalin-filled emotional rollercoaster of life on the farm
Accidental Farmwife
routine with the calf again,
successfully luring Julie into
the barn. Finally. I was exhausted.
On the way back through
the barn, I stopped to fill up
the water trough. Rambo
came over to see what I was
doing, and I patted him on the
head. Big mistake. Next thing
I know I’m on the ground, and
my thigh hurts where Rambo
has head-butted me.
I can see Rambo’s lining
himself up for another hit. I
jump to my feet, kick my leg

it’s mucky and cold. But at
least it’s warmer than outside.

The little guy just
doesn’t have the
reflex and as time
passes it is less and
less likely that he will
recover.
We spent most of today
trying to get Ginger’s calf
to suckle. The little guy just
doesn’t have the reflex and as
time passes it is less and less
likely that he will recover. I
can get him to drink a bottle
of milk replacer, but it just

isn’t the same.
The Farmer managed to
steal some valuable colostrum from Ginger (against
her will—she wants to kill my
husband with those big feet of
hers) and fed it to the calf.
The calf seems to have
enough energy but that too
will fade as the temperature
drops if he doesn’t start to
suckle. We gave him a shot of
selenium and the Farmer has
just run into town to get more
Vitamin A, D and E. I will go
out in another couple hours
and feed him two more pints
of milk replacer, but we may
just be postponing the inevitable. Not all endings are happy
ones on the farm.

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when you need common-sense,
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EMC Lifestyle - Early last
week I went out on a mild
pre-snow morning and found
Julie’s calf in the hay under
the feeder. The little thing was
about the size of a black lab. I
picked her up, waved her under mama’s nose and backed
myself up into the barn.
Julie started to follow me
in, but as I was tucking the
calf into a stall I realized the
bull had followed me in first.
Just then the Farmer shows
up. Why does he always show
up just at the moment when I
am royally screwing up?
“Great. Now how are you
going to get him out of here?!”
the Farmer inquired.
Young Angus swung his
big bull head around, bumping into the medicine cabinet
and work shelf, threatening to
knock them both to the floor.
This is not the first time that I
have thought, thank goodness
he’s a really tame bull.
I scooped up some sweet
feed, squeezed past him out
the door and waited for him to
negotiate a 3-point turn back
out of the barn. Then I had to
do the whole bait-and-wait

gent across the snowy field,
for no good reason other than
to search for the best place in
which to give birth.
Later that day she had
settled for the barn, and she
was starting to show signs of
labour. We locked her in, but
had to usher Young Angus out
first. He didn’t want to miss
the show this time. He is always very interested in the
new calves and stands staring
at them for a long time.
Sometime after midnight
the Farmer went out and found
Ginger with her new calf. He
put the calf on a trolley and
moved the new little family
into a warm, dry lambing pen.
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in his general direction, and
shriek something at him. I
think the shriek startled him
more than the kick did. His
rock head is much harder than
my shin. He was sizing me up
for another smack, so I took
off out of the barn, the big fat
sheep hot on my heels.
I jumped into the cattle
chute and he finally wandered
away, with an unmistakable
swagger.
I sat for a moment and let
the adrenalin drain from my
veins. In my five years knowing Rambo, he has never attempted to hit me. Then again,
I usually tickle him under the
chin. The Farmer says the pat
on the head is a direct challenge to his ram-hood.
And then it was Ginger’s
turn to calve. I was first to notice her heading off on a tan-

GATINEAU PARK

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The National Capital Commission (NCC) would like to invite you to participate in a public
consultation regarding three plans for Gatineau Park:
Saturday, January 28, 2012
Best Western Hotel
131 Laurier Street, Gatineau

The Ottawa Withdrawal Management Centre helps people who
struggle with substance use issues, including drugs and alcohol.
The general public is cordially invited to visit our new home,
meet the Centre’s staff and get acquainted with this essential
community resource.

From 9:30 am to 12 pm: Outdoor Activities Plan Workshop
We would like to know your opinion regarding the priorities for the implementation of
certain proposed strategies for outdoor recreational activities in Gatineau Park, while
respecting ecosystem conservation objectives.
From 1:30 pm to 4 pm: Sustainable Transportation Plan Workshop
We would like to know your opinion on priority issues and proposed solutions to improve
transit to and within the Park.
Please confirm your participation before January 25, 2012, at info@ncc-ccn.ca. You can
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EMC Lifestyle - Just
this past Sunday I visited
Presqu’ile Provincial Park on
Lake Ontario.
It was a cold morning, but
as there was lots of sunshine
and no wind, it was an ideal
day to be looking for birds.
Presqu’ile is a fabulous place
for seeing ducks and that day
was no exception.
Thousands of Long-tailed
Ducks (formerly ‘Oldsquaw’)
dotted Lake Ontario, which
was
uncharacteristically
calm. There were hundreds of
Greater Scaups, and dozens
of Redheads, Common Goldeneyes, tiny Buffleheads, and
Mute Swans.
A Peregrine Falcon sat on
the ice, leaving only to dive

Michael Runtz
Nature’s Way
bomb a young Bald Eagle,
which made several unsuc-

cessful passes at a Longtailed Duck.
I spent a lot of time watching the ducks. I marvelled at
how the water immediately
rolled off their backs as soon
as they surfaced, a feature
facilitated by plenty of oil
rubbed in during preening
episodes, and the extremely
tight weave of the feathers.
The water was ice cold
yet they swam and dove with
impunity. Their thick and copious feathers, overlying an
insulating coat of down next
to the skin, provided a perfect
barrier to the cold water and
any body part thus covered
was kept warm.
However, the feet and legs
lacked any covering, yet this

did not seem to be a problem
for their owners, regardless if
they are swimming in icy water or standing on the ice.
Ducks, geese and gulls
own a special heat exchanger
in the base of their legs. Here,
the main artery and vein
split up into smaller vessels
that wrap around each other,
forming a net.
In the net, the warm blood
travelling down the artery to
the feet loses its heat to the
cold blood in the vein returning to the heart. By the time
the blood arrives at the feet,
it is not 37 degrees Celsius,
which it was when it entered

Jason’s

the net, but a mere couple of
degrees above freezing. That
might seem maladaptive, but
a cooler foot loses less heat
to the environment than a hot
foot does, and heat loss causes
animals problems in winter.
The counter-current heat
exchanger is known as the
“wonderful net” or the “rete
mirabile.” The net is not
unique to these birds; other
aquatic animals including
Beavers have this structure at
the base of their extremities,
such as their tail.
The beauty of the countercurrent system is that energy
is not only saved by reducing

the amount of energy needed
to keep the feet warm, it is
also saved by using less energy to heat the blood returning
to the heart and lungs.
The net, however, is useful only in winter. In summer,
animals want to lose heat
through their extremity, not
retain it.
The blood is shunted
around, not through the net,
allowing the feet to heat up
and lose heat to the cooler
water surrounding them.
While in summer, ducks
and geese want to lose heat;
in winter, having cold feet is a
good thing!
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Frank Calkins, a member of The Probus Club of Western
Ottawa, used to work in the Office of the Information
Commissioner of Canada. Allison Knight, the current legal
counsel for the office, gave a presentation to the Probus
Club on Jan. 10.

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EMC News – Canadians
have a right to access government information, said Allison Knight, legal counsel for
the Office of the Information
Commissioner of Canada.
“Access to information is
recognized as a quasi-Constitutional right by the Supreme
Court of Canada,” said Knight
during a presentation at The
Probus Club of Western Ottawa’s meeting Jan. 10.
“It is a very important
right,” she said.
The Office of the Information Commissioner of Canada
deals with complaints between individuals and federal
institutions with regards to accessing information.
“If you’re not happy with
the disclosure you’ve gotten,
you can make a complaint,”
said Knight, who holds degrees in law and music from
the University of Western Ontario. “If any of the charges
(fees for processing the request) seem to be over and
above what you were expecting…you can make a complaint.”
Currently, her office is investigating 4,000 active complaints.
“We’re a bit overwhelmed
with the number of complaints
coming in,” said Knight. “We
have a lot of work.”
The Access to Information
Act came into effect under the
federal government in 1983.
Each province and territory
also has its own laws relating
to information access.
Under the federal act, government information should
be made available to the public, either proactively or upon
request.
“The core of it is this information should be available to
the public,” she said.
Exceptions exist, such as
government’s right to refuse
disclosure of records containing personal information and
can refuse to disclose information that could be “injurious” to federal and provincial
affairs, said Knight.
Canadians may request information from any government institution, including
Crown corporations.
Institutions also have a
“statutory duty” to help individuals formulate requests
for information, said Knight,
as well as to provide the information in the language
and format of the individual’s
choosing.

She said her office has seen
a higher number of people using the access to information
request form for immigration
and citizenship purposes.
PROBUS CLUB
The Probus Club of Western Ottawa has a number of
guest speakers lined up for the
upcoming months.
Marie Lemay, the chief executive officer of the National
Capital Commission, will give
a speech on Feb. 14.
Grete Hale, Ottawa icon and
author of “Baker’s Daughter: The Story of a long, rich
and very Canadian Life,”
will speak on March 13.
The Probus Club meets on
the second Tuesday of each
month at 10 a.m. for coffee,
followed by a guest speaker,
at 33 Leacock Dr. in Kanata.
The Probus Club is for retired and semi-retired men

Visit to neighbour’s a vacation from Depression
Mary Cook’s
Memories
BY MARY COOK

to the older girls in the family
and my sister Audrey.
Their daughter Velma was my
closest friend. It was in her bed
that I first experienced sleeping on a feather mattress with a
feather comforter over us.
And I especially remember
with great fondness how, on a
cold and clear winter’s night,
our family would bundle up
in our heaviest clothes, Father
would bring the flat-bottomed
sleigh to the kitchen door, and
we would pile on, and head
across the 20 acre field to spend
an evening with the Thoms.
Their log house was much
larger than ours, and the boys
would settle into one of the back
bedrooms and we could hear the

sounds of laughter and playful
scrapping coming from that direction. My sister Audrey and
older Thom girls would settle
in the parlour and Velma and I
knew for a fact they were talking
about the boys from the Northcote School, and other delicious
subjects we could only imagine,
but were never allowed to sit in
on.
Velma and I played with our
dolls in the warmth of the kitchen and sometimes pulled a chair
up to the table to watch Uncle
Alec and Father take on Aunt
Bertha and Mother in a riotous
game of euchre.
When it came time to serve
lunch...there was always a
bountiful lunch when we visited
neighbours, everyone would
settle into the kitchen, and
sometimes Uncle Alec would
take out his fiddle, Mother her
mouth organ, and the music
would begin.
And I would look around that
room...full to the brim with our
two families, and I would think

we were the luckiest people in
the whole of Renfrew County.
By the time we were all piled
back onto the sleigh, my eyes
would already be drooping,
and I would do everything in
my power to stay awake as we
went across the 20 acre field.
And once we were out in the
open field, and it was a cold and
clear night, I would look up at
the Renfrew County sky and see
millions of stars lighting up my
world.
The untouched snow in the
rest of the field would glisten
as if God had spread a blanket
of diamonds from one end to
the other, as the moon shone
down its light on our land. I
tried desperately to stay awake.
It only took about 20 minutes
to go from the Thom house to
our kitchen door, but it was long
enough that I don’t ever remember arriving home awake!
Yes, winters were joyous
times back then. Made warm
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EMC Lifestyle - It seems to
me now, so many years later,
that my fondest memories are
from the days of winter on the
farm during those lean Depression years. Perhaps it was because during the warm summer
months there was always so
much work to be done. Planting, harvesting, repairing fences, tending gardens and a host
of other jobs that could only be
done when there was no snow
on the ground.
But during the winter months,
we seemed to have more family time, and certainly there
were many hours spent visiting
neighbours, going to Saturday
night house parties, and church
concerts which seemed to surface regularly.
We saw often our neighbours
who lived across the 20 acre
field, which in the summer time
was planted high with grain, but
in the winter, with sleighs coming and going from our house to
theirs, a path just wide enough
to handle the team soon took
form.
The Thoms were a big and
boisterous family. We called
them Uncle Alec and Aunt Bertha, even though as far as I knew
they were no relation whatsoever. But back in those days,
youngsters wouldn’t dream of
calling an adult by his or her
first name. Their boys and ours
played together, skated on the
Bonnechere, set snares for rabbits, walked to school together,
and were a constant aggravation

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Plaza good news for Carp Nominate a great place in City of Ottawa
cross into the flood-plain
area.
Karson has been working
with the city and Mississippi
Valley Conservation (MVC) to
amend the flood-plain boundary and get approvals for the
parking lot within the edge of
the flood plain.
The flood plain represents
the area that could be waterlogged by the type of flooding
experts estimate could take
place once in 100 years: a
“100-year flood plain.”
The Karson family also
owns the farmland across the
river from the Karson yard,
and received approval to excavate some land from that side
of the river to re-balance the
flood plain and make it less
likely for water to flood the
village side of the river, where
the plaza would be.
West
Carleton-March
Coun. Eli El-Chantiry says the
city and the MVCA are both
on board with the changes.
“They believe it will be
healthier to the river, because
right now you have trucks,

and it doesn’t matter how
much you say they don’t leak.
Sometimes they leak oil,” he
said. “So this will be, in my
opinion, healthier for the Carp
River than the current situation we have there.”
More work will also be
done to re-vegetate the shoreline to aid water runoff and
rebuild the plant life and wildlife habitat along the shore,
where the gravel yard now
runs right up to the shoreline,
Karson said.
“We’d like to have a bit of
a buffer,” Karson said. “It will
both spruce it up esthetically
and serve as mitigation that
the environmental impact on
the river.”
Delays mean the project is
still a couple of years down
the road, and the construction
business has yet to secure another location (hopefully closer to it’s quarry, Karson said)
to move to.
But the family, which has
raised several generations in
the Village of Carp, is still
“100 per cent committed” to
the project, Karson said.

and bustle of the ByWard
Market, savouring the goods
at the Lansdowne Farmers’
Market or enjoying the serenity of the Manotick Mill.
Or maybe it is just down the
street in your very own neighbourhood.
With just a few simple
steps you can help put our
great city on the map and
your “Great Place” can be in
the running:
•
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•
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favourite location by submitting an entry with a photo or
video

EMC News - Do you have
a favourite public space,
neighbourhood or street in
Ottawa you would like others
to know about? The Canadian
Institute of Planners’ (CIP)
Annual Great Places in Canada competition is looking for
online votes and nominations.
With so many great places in
Ottawa, it will be hard to narrow down your choice.
Maybe it’s a spot by the
Rideau Canal, the colourful Chinatown Gateway on
Somerset Street, swimming
at Westboro beach or watching the sailboats at Britannia
Park? It could be the hustle

•
You can also vote
for your favourite locations
including ones in Ottawa
•
Nominations will be
accepted until Jan. 31, 2012
•
Voting will take
place until Feb. 29, 2012
General information:
•
The competition is
open to everyone and there
are great prizes to be won.
•
Semi-finalists will
be named in early April and
winners will be announced at
the end of April 2012.
•
Great Places in
Canada on Facebook and @
GreatPlacesCA on Twitter
will provide regular updates .

Photo by Steve Cain (CainCo
Photography)

Archbishop of Ottawa Terrence Prendergast holds
up the keys for the new St.
Isidore Church that he was
provided with Jan. 14. He
presided over a Rite of Dedication of the new church,
located at 1135 March Rd.
in Kanata.

From 2-4 p.m., enjoy live
folk and bluegrass music by
Tom Conners in the community hall.
At 3 p.m., the Survivorman
Outdoor Challenge will be
held. Dolan said this is a fun
event, which draws participants as well as spectators.
“The survivorman challenge sees partners enter the
competition and there is a series of events they must compete in such as: log sawing
and fire starting,” she said.
The annual Trivia Chal-

lenge will take place Saturday
night at the community centre with registration on site.
Teams of six are required to
participate.
And to wind down the
weekend, enjoy the great outdoors Sunday, Jan. 29 with
some cross-country skiing.
Meet at Fitzroy Provincial
Park main office at 1 p.m.
Be sure to purchase your
Fitzroy Winter Carnival toque
during the event. Toques can
be purchased on site during
any day of the carnival for $10
a piece.

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Chickpeas make
these meatless patties
EMC Lifestyle – In answer
to the enquiry about the orange oatmeal bread that was
in my Jan. 5 column, set your
bread machine to make a 2 lb.
loaf.
Over 30 years ago, a vegetarian friend introduced me
to falafel at a Middle Eastern
restaurant in Ottawa. I had
no idea what to expect when
she ordered them, but I was
hooked after the first mouthful.
The falafel were meatless
patties made with cooked
chickpeas that had been
ground and seasoned with
cumin, garlic and onion. They
were served in pita bread, with
a slice of dill pickle. Even
now, just remembering them
makes my mouth water.
Falafel are an acquired taste
though. If you like the flavour
of spices such as garlic and
cumin, you’ll probably enjoy
them.
They are often served with
lettuce, tomato, and a cucumber sauce. Made with yogurt,
peanut butter and cucumber,
the sauce may sound unusual,
but it has just the right combination of tart and sweet flavours.
The falafel patties are easy
to make at home using canned
chickpeas. When you buy the
pita or flat bread, check that
the package label specifies

combine the chickpeas, onion,
bread crumbs, parsley, garlic,
pepper and salt in a food processor. Rub the cumin seeds in
the palm of your hand to break
them up, then add them. Process until smooth.
If the mixture looks dry or
climbs up the side of the food
processor bowl, add 2 to 3
tbsp. of water.
Roll the mixture into 12
balls, and flatten them slightly.
Lightly spray a non-stick
frying pan with cooking oil
spray. Add the falafel patties,
and cook for about 3 minutes
on each side, or until lightly
browned.
To prepare the cucumber
sauce, thoroughly mix the
yogurt, peanut butter, lemon
juice, garlic, salt and pepper
in a blender or food processor.
Transfer the sauce to a bowl,
and stir in the diced cucumber.
When the falafel are ready,
warm the pita bread for about
15 seconds in the microwave
oven. Cut each pita bread in
half, and gently separate the
top and bottom crust to form
a pocket.
Place two or three falafel
patties in each half, then add
chopped tomato and shredded
lettuce. Spoon some cucumber sauce over this, and serve
immediately.

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develop community cohesion. These events are linked to and celebrate a
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held in a specific geographic district in Ottawa, and encompass a broad
range of activities and family entertainment.
Maximum Allocation: $3,000
Application Deadline: March 5, 2012
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EMC Events – The Winter West festival has undergone a change in format since last year’s inaugural
weekend
event.
The Kanata Chamber of Commerce, which created the idea
behind last year’s winter carnival, decided to switch things
up this year, said Megan Cornell, co-ordinator for Winter
West and past president of the
Chamber.
“We totally reorganized the
concept,” she said. “Last year
we tried to make it all in one
weekend and we realized that
so many communities have
their events and weekends
(pre) chosen.”
This year, Winter West is
acting as a promotional resource for the season’s activities being held throughout
Kanata, Goulbourn and West
Carleton.
Community associations
and groups can list their winter events for free on the website, while residents can use
the website to keep up-to-date
on what’s happening in their
area.
“We’re actually much hap-

pier with the concept of it just
being a promotion of winter
activities that is very organic,”
said Cornell. “It was always
meant to be a tourism thing
– that side of what the chamber does – promoting our area
as a whole.”
Cornell said the new approach to Winter West is
meant to bolster tourism in the
west end of the city – something all city-dwellers and
visitors to the Nation’s Capital
can enjoy.
“We were so pleased with
the idea of having a tourism
or a regional promotion wing
of what we do,” she said. “We
just wanted to help other people promote their events.”
After the festival last year,
which took place over the
first weekend in February, the
Chamber canvassed residents
to get their reactions.
Community groups that
didn’t participate cited having other weekends already
chosen for their events, and
a number of residents said it
was too difficult to try and
attend everything over a twoday period.
“It makes sense to not try
to do one weekend,” said Cor-

nell.
Winter West now runs from
November to March.
“I think it’s a real show
of the diversity of our community and how we have all
these little separate communities where people have these
great events that they do,” said
Cornell.
The Chamber is also in
talks to create a summer festival along the same lines.
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* Kanata: The Briarbrook,
Brookside and Morgan’s Grant
Community Association will
host its annual Winter Family
Fun Day at Sandhill Rink, off
Kinghorn Crescent, on Sunday, Jan. 22, from 1 to 3 p.m.
* West Carleton: The annual Fitzroy Harbour Winter
Carnival will take place from
Jan. 26 to 28, at the Fitzroy
Harbour Community Centre,
located at 100 Clifford Campbell St. The carnival includes a
spaghetti dinner on the Thursday, a Texas Hold’em poker
night on Friday, an outdoor
hockey jamboree and annual
trivia night, both on Saturday.
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West Carleton Secondary School had a gallery showing at the Old Town Hall in Kanata
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EMC News – Ottawa city
council is expected to approve
a plan aimed at curbing the
erosion of land along the Carp
River near the Fitzroy Harbour Community Centre.
During the Jan. 13 Agriculture and Rural Rural Affairs
Committee, committee members unanimously endorsed a
report and plan that will see
the river run the way it did
previously, by rebuilding the
slope and reinforcing it with
rip-rap. This erosion control
technique involves placing
lots of smaller rocks along the
base of the riverbank to pro-

“We need to stop
the erosion. This has
been going on for a
long time. Now it is a
must.”
West Carleton-March Coun. Eli
El-Chantiry

tect the land.
The recommended solution is what is known as partial river channel retraining.
Workers will fill in the area
where the river is now flowing, and divert it back to its
previous streamline. The strip
of land installed to divert the

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water is called a “fill terrace,”
and would be lined with large
rocks.
The cost of the work is estimated at $256,000 with design and supporting services
estimated at $100,000.
The report endorsed by the
committee indicated land has
been eroding steadily since
1991, and approximately eight
metres of land was lost from
1999-2008. The loss is due to
a shift in the main channel of
the Carp River in Fitzroy Harbour, and the river continues
to creep dangerously close to
the baseball diamond which
is located next to the Fitzroy
Harbour Community Centre.
Project manager Kevin
Cover said that only one more
metre can afford to be lost
before affecting the baseball
diamond
right along the river.
The diamond is the home diamond of several teams including the West Carleton Electric
Men’s Fastball Club of the
intermediate level Greater Ottawa Fastball League.
West Carleton-March Coun.
Eli El-Chantiry is in support
of the work, having expressed
concern that doing nothing
could pose a safety risk.
“We need to stop the erosion. This has been going
on for a long time,” he said.
“Now it is a must do.”
Money for the work will
be coming from the 2012
city budget. El-Chantiry said
he does not believe there
will be any opposition from
council when the matter
comes forward for adoption.
During the 30-day review
period, residents can contact
Kevin Cover at 613-580-2424
x22830 or kevin.cover@ottawa.ca.
(With files from Courtney
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Pinhey’s Point was the place to be last Saturday evening as Melissa Lansing put on an
a special event entitled ‘Snowshoeing Under the Stars’ which was an introduction into
snowshoeing. Particiapants learned about the history, nature, wildlife in the area while
snowshoeing under the stars with good company. They even saw a shooting star. Most
people know of Pinhey’s Point Historic Site as only being open in the summer months
but in fact it is open all year around and Lansing puts on different themed events all
through the year.

City of Ottawa has snow clearing protocol

Kids’ Korner
is holding an
open house
EMC Lifestyle - If you
know someone who has a need
for child-care services now or
in the near future, West Carleton Kids’ Korner Inc. will be
hosting our next open house
on Thursday, Jan. 19, from
9:30-11 a.m.
West Carleton Kids’ Korner
Inc. is the area’s only licensed
childcare centre. Operating
since 2007, we offer childcare services for children ages
15 months to 6 years, as well
as a Before and After School
Program for children Grades 1
through 5.
West Carleton Kids’ Korner Inc. boasts some of the
most experienced, kind and
nurturing professionals in the
childcare industry. Our centre shares the West Carleton
Community Complex hub
with Police Services, Fire
Services, Paramedic Post, Ottawa Public Health Nurse,
and West Carleton councillor
Eli El-Chantiry. We are conveniently located between the
communities of Kinburn, Fitzroy Harbour, Woodlawn, Constance Bay and Dunrobin. We
offer childcare services yearround, with the exception of
statutory holidays.
If you are unable to attend
on the 19th but would like to
visit the centre, please call
613-832-1300 and alternate
time can be arranaged. Also,
visit www.wckidskorner.com.

ity system for when and how
roads are cleared for residents,
and how they can help by adhering to the snow clearning
guidelines.
In the rural areas, you may
have also noticed a unique
way of keeping the roads free
of snow by using standing
corn as an alternative to tradtional snow fencing.
This has proven to be an
economical and ecological
way for the city to provide a

safer driving surface during
the winter months while preventing accidental damage to
tile drains on agricultural land
when installing traditional
snow fencing.
Rural roadside mailboxes
that are damaged by the snowplow (excluding the snow that
comes off of the wing of the
snow plow) may be eligible
for repair or replacement by
the city. To report a damaged
mailbox, call 3-1-1.

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EMC News - Public safety
and environmental responsibility are the City of Ottawa’s
main concerns while clearing
snow and ice during the winter months.
When a snow storm hits,
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the Maintenance Quality
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Art exhibit on the Carp Branch of Ottawa Public Library
brary with an exhibit called
‘Cast a Glance’ featuring local
artists. All the work is for sale.
When you see artwork that
you would like to purchase;
contact the artist directly or
the curator.
ON DISPLAY
Currently, the library is
showing paintings and photography from the following artists: Vera Van Baaren,
Catherine Gutsche, Rosy

Somerville, Mario Cerroni,
Brian Seed and Donnalee
McKenna.
There is a variety of pieces
that includes oils on canvas,
watercolours, acrylic, mixed
media and photography. This
is an open exhibition. All artists who are members of the
WCAS are welcome to submit
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EMC Events - In the fall
of 2011 the Ottawa Public Library staff in Carp approached
the West Carleton Arts Society (WCAS) and asked if the
members would be interested
in hanging art for sale on the
library walls. The society
jumped at the chance to step
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While Anderson admits
“you’ve got to be careful with
it,” he’s enjoyed the Twitter
relationship he’s building
with fans.
“For me, it’s actually been
quite an experience,” said the
Senators No. 1 stopper, (@
CraigAnderson41), who also
maintains a Facebook fan
page. “I didn’t really know
what to expect going into it.
It gives fans a more personal
scenario where they can be in
touch with the players and it
gives them another avenue to
have a conversation without
having a conversation. It
makes them feel special and
makes them feel like they’re
part of the hockey world.”
Senators forward Erik
Condra agreed social media
has the ability to change the
relationship between the
player and the fan.
“Hopefully, they see more
that we’re regular people and
we do the same stuff that
they do,” said the rookie
forward (@ECondra), who
had a rather simple reason for
getting into this game. “The
whole world is going through
a social media frenzy and it’s
better to be a part of it and
know what’s going on than to
be left in the dust.

Goaltender Craig Anderson is one of four Senators now active
on Twitter and he also maintains a facebook page to interact
with fans (Photo by Ronald Martinez/Getty Images).

NEW YORK ISLANdERS

Friday, Feb. 3, 7:30 p.m.
Sportsnet East
More was expected this
season out of the Islanders, who
again find themselves closer
to the Eastern Conference
basement than a playoff position.
But the Isles aren’t without some
standout performers, the most
notable being former No. 1
overall pick John Tavares, who’s
scoring at nearly a point-per-game
clip. Also chiming in as offensive
leaders are Matt Moulson and
PA Parenteau, while Michael

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line, the leader of the pack is
captain Dion Phaneuf, the lone
Leaf voted into the 2012 Tim
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Grabner was a Calder Trophy
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the return to health of Mark
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Isles. Al Montoya and Evgeni
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TORONTO MAPLE LEAfS
Saturday, Feb. 4, 7:00 p.m.
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The Maple Leafs are
pushing hard to end a six-year
absence from the Stanley Cup
playoffs. Offensively, much of
Toronto’s fortunes rest in the
hands of Phil Kessel and Joffrey
Lupul, who both rank among
the NHL’s top point-getters.
Also chipping in to the Leafs’
attack are a forward group that
includes Tyler Bozak, Mikhail
Grabovski, Tim Connolly and
Clarke MacArthur. On the blue

“I’m not one of those
guys who’ll say ‘I’m at the
grocery store. What should I
get, bananas or apples?’” said
Winchester. “I’m a pretty
private guy in that way but
answering stuff about the
game is something I’d be glad
to do.”

“I’m still new to it. I’m not
going to do it all the time,
but little things I like that are
fun or important, I’ll put up
there.”
A word of advice to fans
from the pros — if you want
to make a connection, stick to
hockey with your thoughts.

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By Rob Brodie
OttawaSenators.com
Social media, it might
be said, has exploded into
the defining force of a
generation.
Whether it’s sharing news
with friends on Facebook or
posting quickie thoughts that
come to mind on Twitter, the
world has indeed become a
much smaller place thanks
to these new creations, both
of which involve hundreds of
millions of users. And neither
is going away anytime soon.
So perhaps it’s hardly
surprising that the power of
social media would make
an impact on the world of
professional sports. More
specifically, the relationship
between the fan and those
who play the games they
follow so ardently.
“It’s a good way to interact
with fans,” said forward Jesse
Winchester
(@jwinch18),
one of four players on the
current Ottawa Senators
roster to delve into the world
of Twitter. “I can see myself
doing that in some capacity.”
Senators goaltender Craig
Anderson originally saw social
media as a way to maintain
contact with netminders who
took part in goalie camps he’s
run over the past few summers.
But he’s since discovered
it’s also an interesting, more
personal way to connect with
the team’s fan base.

Local events and happenings over the coming weeks — free to non-profit organizations
Fax: 613-224-3330, E-mail: patricia.lonergan@metroland.com
CARP
Jan. 12 to March 8. Once
Upon an Adventure Storytimes at 10:15 a.m. and 2 p.m.
on Thursdays. Drop in to the
Carp branch of the Ottawa
Public Library for a delightful half hour of stories, songs,
games and more. Family program.
Jan. 22. The Huntley
Township Historical Society
invites everyone to hear Daniel Glenney speak about “The
Significance of the Canadian
War Museum, from Inception
to Completion.” Mr. Glenney
was employed by The Canadian War Museum, Ottawa,
from 1987 to 2009, and he
retired as Director of Collections. This Huntley Township
Historical Society Meeting
will be held at 2 p.m. in the
Memorial Hall, Carp. Light
refreshments served. Info:
Wib 613-839-1861.

FITZROY HARBOUR
The Fitzroy Harbour
Seniors Club meets the second Tuesday of every month
from Sept. to June at 12:30
p.m.. Come out and join us
for a meeting and potluck.
We also have carpet bowling
on Mondays and Fridays, and
shuffleboard on Wednesdays
at 1 p.m. All of these activities
take place at the Fitzroy Community Centre,
Jan. 21. Scottish night at
St. Andrew’s United Church
on Carleton Street in Fitzroy
Harbour at 7 p.m. Come and
listen to music, recitations
and all things Scottish and
then enjoy a wee taste of Scotland. Admission is $10 or $5
for students.
Jan.26-29. The annual
Fitzroy Harbour Winter Carnival takes place in and around
the community centre. Events
include poker tournament,
outdoor hockey, Survivorman
Challenge, chilly contest and
much more.
KINBURN
Jan. 19, Jan. 26. Kinburn
and District Seniors are hosting a series of 6-hand euchres
on Thursdays during January
at the Kinburn Community
Centre commencing at 1:15
p.m. Refresments.Everyone
welcome.
Jan. 20. Winter Wonderland Dinner and Dance at the
Kinburn Community Centre.
Buffet dinner by Rileys. Live
band music by Monty. Cock-

CONSTANCE BAY
West Carleton Legion
Branch 616 events:
Every Monday: Cribbage,
2:00 pm. Feel free to come
down to the Branch for a few
fun hands. Bring your partner
or pick one up!
Mondays at 7:30 p.m.:
Men’s Darts.
Tuesdays at 7:30 p.m.: Ladies darts
Every Wednesday: Kitchen opens from 5:00 to 7:00
pm for a pre-Bingo snack.
Bingo in the main hall at 7:15
pm. Support your community
and the legion; come and join
us for an evening of fun and
fellowship. You can win the
$250 Jackpot – it goes every
time!
Every Thursday: Carpet
Bowling, 1 p.m.
Every Friday: Cribbage
again, 2 p.m.
TGIF Dinner: 5:30 p,m,.
Please join us for dinner. You
get an entree and dessert. Bottomless tea or coffee also a
bargain. The bar is open for
alcoholic and soft beverages.
Every Sunday Morning: Breakfast from 9 a.m. to
noon. Relax; wind down your
weekend by letting us do your
breakfast. Reasonable prices,
endless coffee.
Musical
Opportunity:
Branch 616 is offering the hall
to aspiring musicians looking
for have a place to practice to
an audience, free of charge on
Friday nights after TGIF dinner. Perhaps you need to try
out your act on an audience or
iron out some kinks or break
in a new number. Call the
branch if interested or the entertainment chairman at 613832-2495. We have an 80 to
100 capacity hall for rent (free
to members). We can assist in
planning your event. Call for
info 832-2082.
Jan. 21. The planned Legion Ladies Auxiliary Chili
Cook-off at the West Carleton
Branch 616 of the Royal Ca-

nadian Legion in Constance
Bay has been postponed. The
re-scheduled date will be announced at a later date. Watch
this column and the board in
Constance Bay for new details.

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Community associations to join
forces under Kanata north umbrella
KLCA president wants to present a united voice
By JESSICA CUNHA

jessica.cunha@metroland.com

EMC News â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Kanata
northâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s community associations are joining forces to lobby against developments that
donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t fit within the character
of the neighbourhoods.
The Kanata Lakes, Kanata
Beaverbrook, and Briarbrook,
Brookside and Morganâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Grant
community associations have
all agreed to unite under the
banner of the Kanata North
Council of Community Associations â&#x20AC;&#x201C; a name which could
change â&#x20AC;&#x201C; on Monday, Jan. 16.
â&#x20AC;&#x153;I want us to present a
united voice to the city,â&#x20AC;? said
Matt Muirhead, president of
the Kanata Lakes Community
Association. â&#x20AC;&#x153;The city doesnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t
recognize the needs of Kanata
north and our demands that
proper planning be executed
in the area.â&#x20AC;?
The city hasnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t conducted
proper planning in terms of
the Beaver Pond development, which is owned by
KNL Developments, or in the
proposed 16-storey highrise,
which is in the works for Beaverbrook, said Muirhead.
â&#x20AC;&#x153;I am having a very difficult time in trusting the cityâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s
planning department until they
show me they can be trusted,â&#x20AC;?
he said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;If this is happening
here, you can bet itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s happen-

ing all across the City of Ottawa.â&#x20AC;?
Gary Sealey, president
of the Kanata Beaverbrook
Community Association, said
the united community associations will help improve public services and the strengths
of neighbourhoods, as well as
address the urgent issues affecting Kanata north.
â&#x20AC;&#x153;We have current and important issues, including a
serious sickness with public
planning, on which the public needs action,â&#x20AC;? said Sealey.
â&#x20AC;&#x153;We hope that by working
together the public will be
served.â&#x20AC;?
PUBLIC MEETING
The umbrella association is
hosting a public meeting for
all residents of Kanata north
to address the new findings
concerning the lands north of
the Beaver Pond and the plans
involving the proposed highrise in Beaverbrook at 7 p.m.
on Thursday, Jan. 26, at All
Saints Catholic High School
in Kanata Lakes.
â&#x20AC;&#x153;The constant rezoning of
areas is something we want
to address as a community
as a whole,â&#x20AC;? said Muirhead.
â&#x20AC;&#x153;We want to have some say in
whatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s going on in our community.â&#x20AC;?
There will also be work-

ing groups, where residents
can discuss what they see as
the identity of Kanata, what
makes the community unique
and how they would like to
see it grow.
â&#x20AC;&#x153;This is the first step to
what I think is going to be a
movement in Kanata north,
and then beyond,â&#x20AC;? said Muirhead. His vision is to develop
a proactive approach to development within Kanata north
and then the city as a whole.
â&#x20AC;&#x153;We have a city-wide vision,â&#x20AC;? he said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Once we have
established what good planning practices areâ&#x20AC;Śthen the
city will have to listen and
other community associations
across the city will hopefully
join us.â&#x20AC;?
Kanata North Coun. Marianne Wilkinson said she
thinks the grouping of the associations is a good idea.
â&#x20AC;&#x153;Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s really important on
some issues that are sort of
for the whole area,â&#x20AC;? she said.
â&#x20AC;&#x153;Theyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re very large associations; they cover a very large
territory.
â&#x20AC;&#x153;There are lots of things to
talk about.â&#x20AC;?
Muirhead said he will be
speaking with the Village
Green and March Rural community associations as well
about joining the council and
attending the meeting.

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